NOY

Etymology

Verb

noy (third-person singular simple present noys, present participle noying, simple past and past participle noyed)

(now, rare, dialectal) To annoy; to harm or injure. [from 14th c.]

Noun

noy

(obsolete) annoyance

Anagrams

• Yon, yon

Source: Wiktionary


Noy, v. t. Etym: [See Annoy.]

Definition: To annoy; to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Piers Plowman. All that noyed his heavy spright. Spenser.

Noy, n.

Definition: That which annoys. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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